The Wednesday Sisters

MetBlogs Palo Alto – Looking for something relaxing yet intellectually stimulating to do after work on Tuesday? Palo Alto writer Meg Waite Clayton is the author of the national best selling novel The Wednesday Sisters, and on April 7 you can attend a book reading and signing event with her at the Children’s Library. Take some time for yourself after work and enjoy a free evening with the author of this moving story.

Set in Palo Alto in the 1960s, The Wednesday Sisters is about five women who meet in Eleanor Pardee Park, discover their common bond through books and writing, and embark on journeys of self-discovery through their friendship at a time of historic changes in the United States. It has been receiving rave reviews and is now a national best seller.

Meg Waite Clayton was a corporate lawyer before following her dream of becoming a novelist at her husband’s urging. She had success publishing essays over the years, but also spent time refining her fiction skills for publication. You can read more about her road to publication at her website where she also keeps a writer’s blog. You can find her essays in Runner’s World, Writer’s Digest and The Virginia Quarterly Review. Her short fiction can be seen in publications such as Shenandoah, Other Voices, and Louisiana Literature.

Meg will be reading from The Wednesday Sisters as well as signing books which will be available for sale. Come hear this entertaining speaker, enjoy some treats and take in the great setting.

 
 
When: Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 7 p.m.
Where: Children’s Library, 1276 Harriet Street, Palo Alto
Note: though this event takes place at the Children’s Library, this is not a program for children due to adult content.